2003 DODGE DODGE TRUCK — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

ENGINE FAILED TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED. BROKEN VALVE SPRING 2003 DODGE RAM 1500 WITH 5.7L HEMI ENGINE. 87,000 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. REPAIRED AT DODGE DEALER AT A COST OF $580.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE DAKOTA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT DETECTED A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED, SIMILAR TO CAMPAIGN # 04V596000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 57,134.

TRUCK SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR WHEN STOP AND IS LEAFED RUNNING. 1) STOP TO GET SOME INFORMATION ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STORE, STOP THE TRUCK SHIFT THE TRUCK INTO PARK, OPEN THE DOOR GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, CLOSE THE DOOR, AS I WAS WAKING TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE TUCK I WAS APPROXIMATELY 5? FEET AWAY FRONT THE DOOR THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE IN REVERSE. I QUICKLY CHASE THE TRUCK BACK OPEN THE DOOR JUMP INTO THE TRUCK (WHILE THE TRUCK WAS MOVING) APPLY THE BRAKES AND STOP THE TUCK. THE SHIFT INDICATOR IT SHOWED THAT HE TRUCK WAS IN PARK. *NM

(1)AROUND 5 AM WITH A DODGE DAKOTA 2003 TRUCK, I DELIVERED NEWSPAPER ON THE TOP OF A HILL IN BLACK STONE ROAD TO FOUR ADDRESSES ON A FAIRLY LEVEL AREA. EACH NEEDED COMPLETE BRAKING TO ALMOST COMPLETE STOPS BECAUSE THE NEED TO INSERT THE PAPERS IN THE TUBES. APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM THE LAST TUBE A STEEP DESCENT STARTED, THUS I TO PUT THE TRUCK IN LOWER GEAR I TRIED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE. THE PEDAL FIRST GAVE A VERY SMALL RESISTANCE AND SUDDENLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT HAVING ANY EFFECT ON THE BRAKE. 2)WITH AN UNWANTED ACCELERATION, I TRIED TO PUT THE TRUCK IN LOWER GEAR, BUT THE DOWNHILL HAD MANY CURVES AND I COULD NOT CHANGE GEAR. I COULD NEGOTIATE THE FIRST CURVE BUT AT THE SECOND I DROVE OFF THE ROAD HIT AND BROKE A TREE AND ROLLED OVER AGAINST A HOUSE, SHATTERED TWO WINDOW PANES, PUT DENTS IN THE GUTTERS. THE LAST 30 YARD OF UNWANTED ACCELERATION WAS WITNESSED BY CODY LATTEE THE OWNER OF 13756 WEST PARK, BOULDER CREEK CA 95006.IT IS THE DAMAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS ON THE CORNER OF BLACK STONE AND WEST PARK. THE OWNER MADE SEVERAL PHOTOS AND PROMISED TO GIVE ME A COPY OF ALL. HE COULD NOT BELIEVE HIS EYES THAT MY INJURIES WERE NOT FATAL. I SUFFERED BACK AND SHOULDER AND HEAD INJURIES. I WAIVED THE HOSPITALIZE, BUT WENT TO SEE MY PHYSICIAN THE SAME DAY. (3) I INSTRUCTED THE TOW TRUCK DRIVE AND LATER AN EMPLOYEE ON THE LOT NOT TO ALLOW ACCESS TO ANYONE TO THE TRUCK. THREE DAYS LATER JANUARY 4TH, 2003, I HAVE IT TOWED TO A THIRD PARTY IN CAPITOLA, CALIFORNIA COVERED WITH TARP AND BOUND AND TIED IT DOWN WITH CORD. I MADE A WRITTEN CONTRACT THAT THE YARD WILL NOT ALLOW ACCESS TO THE TRUCK WITHOUT MY INSTRUCTION. *AK *BF *NM

I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON 09/30/04. DRIVER WHEEL CAME OFF. I HIT A MAILBOX, TELEPHONE POLE, WENT AIRBORNE AND LANDED ON A PARKED TRUCK. $10,000 IN DAMAGES TO MY 2003 DODGE DURANGO. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JB